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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1969
Page
1
UPI reports division sized Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units retreating toward the Cambodian frontier near Saigon. Officials say the pullback aims to refit after heavy losses as eight waves of B52 bombers struck bivouacs overnight. Vietnam activity in 11 provinces around Saigon fell 67 percent last week with 39 attacks versus 116 prior week.
The First Federal Savings office at Los Arcos Shopping Center held a grand opening with a fiesta motif. Staff included Larry R. Foster, Betty Culley, and Carol Soderstrom. Tours, door prizes, gifts, and refreshments ran from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free standing building was designed by Joe Wong and offers after hours service until 8 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A community room is available for civic groups.
Arizona's Board of Regents will request 91.1 million dollars for the state universities for 1970 71. The legislature would provide 69.9 million of the total with the remainder from student fees and tuition. U of A budget 48.5 million including 7 million for medical center. NAU 10.9 million. Enrollment forecasts for fall 1970 project U of A 24 967 students and NAU 8 400.
Prague reports Premier Razl resigns as part of a nationwide purge. Dubcek and Smrkovsky lose top posts while Oldrich Cernik forms a new federal government. Husak vows decisive cadre reforms as expulsions spread through party and unions.
Police report three separate burglaries in Scottsdale. Clothing samples valued at 530 were taken from 331 W. Second St after June 24 and before Sept 19. Dishes and silverware were stolen from 5925 E Lewis during a 7 am Saturday to 11:30 am Sunday break in. A record player valued at 80 was taken from 8314 E Red Wing Rd between 7:15 am Thursday and 11:30 am Friday.
Police responded to a 5:31 p.m. call at 8444 EH Montecito Ave for help and found Jerry Wales inside the residence with a rifle. After several minutes they persuaded him to come out and he was taken into custody. He was referred to Maricopa County Hospital at his wife’s request.
A series of highway accidents in Arizona left several dead and multiple injured. Evangeline Rodriguez aged 10 months died in a two car crash west of Phoenix, while her mother Kerine 20 was critically injured. Tony Fuila 18 and Mary Jenzo 16 were hurt in the same incident. Virginia Anette Lauterio 9 was killed riding a bicycle onto Southern Pacific tracks in Casa Grande. Sylvester Atone 48 and two other youths, William Adair and John Rider 19, died in separate two car crashes near McDowell Road. The state total deaths for 1969 rose to 534, up 59 from last year.
Two indecent exposure cases were logged by Scottsdale police this weekend. A 13 year old girl on Hayden Road near Moreland said a man about 22 to 24 with blond curly hair exposed himself as she spoke to him. A laundromat patron at 20 West Fourth Street reported a man 30 to 35 with light hair and skin wearing tan shirt and pants exposed himself at about 10 15 p.m. Sunday before fleeing.
Harold K Miller 56 an administrator in the Phoenix Union High School District died Saturday in Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born in Grand Canyon Arizona and later returned to the state at age 31 from Colorado. He held degrees from Arizona State University and taught at Camelback High School before a leave of absence as director of PUHS power development and training. He belonged to Phi Delta Kappa the Arizona Education Association the Masons and Assembly of God. Survivors include his wife Helene and two sons Ronald and Douglas of Scottsdale and his mother Mrs Lillie J Walker of Phoenix. Friends may call at Grimshaw Bethany Home mortuary after 5 pm Tuesday. A private interment will follow.
Mrs Beatrice F Gardner 35 of 410 E McKinley Tempe dies Saturday. Rosary 7 30 tonight at Green Acres Mor tuary. funeral Mass Tuesday 10 a m at St Daniel s Catholic Church. Burial Green Acres Memorial Gardens. Survivors include husband Edward and two daughters Roxanne Betty plus parents Ambrose and Flores and brothers Ambrose Joseph Isidro. Dean to speak at Scottsdale Public Library seminar Tuesday on public relations in libraries.
Firemen and Rural Fire Department investigated a 6 30 am blaze at Jack L H Lynch 5910 E Windsor causing about 2000 in damage. Police suspected arson as the home appeared rummaged with empty camera cases found in a closet while the owner was away on vacation and a neighbor reported the fire.
A Phoenix man and two others were arrested Friday at the Doubletree Inn Scottsdale Road. Joe Galst, 19, faced possession of dangerous drugs and a concealed weapon charge after police found am phetamine evidence and a 25 caliber pistol during a room investigation. James Layman, 18, Phoenix, faced similar drug charges. Joyce Ann Birmingham, 23, Phoenix, was charged with vagrancy.
Coronado High School pupil Stanley Howard Willis, 17, remains in critical condition at Doctors Hospital after being struck by a truck while crossing Indian School Road at 47th Street Friday evening. The incident occurred as he headed to the Coronado Arcadia football game. driver Mark Brandon, also 17, of 13209 North 27th Place, was not cited according to Phoenix police.
Sixty five golfers compete for 21 qualifying berths for the U S Home Pro tournament at the Roadrunner course and San Marcos course in Chandler November 16 22 They play 36 holes Tuesday after a pro pro am event Pro host pros Clift Whittle and Carl Eakins skip qualifying John Bulla of Phoenix earns a berth as defending Southwest champion Competitors hail from Texas New Mexico and Arizona.
The Dow Jones industrials end at 818.04, down 6.14. railroads 198.45, down 1.09. utilities 111.26, down 0.13. 65 stocks at 276.46, down 0.63. Volume trades total 10.17 million shares, up from Friday's 9.68 million.
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